Arrival broadcast

[amicably_absent]

Who: Glitch and anyone interested!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: Now?

[He comes awake slowly, almost peacefully. His dark eyes stay unfocused and close again, still relaxed and calm.

The second time they blink open, there's a bit more focus and they shift to look around him.

Then he freezes.

It's a fear reaction. It's the rabbit in the headlights, stay still, maybe you won't be noticed reaction. His eyes dart around to take in details, but then he relaxes when he realises he's alone.

His hands come up and feel along the zipper in his scalp, checking with ages old familiarity for any change. Apparently satisfied that everything is right, he lowers his hands down.]

Hello? Someone? Cain… ooh, flashy light, what's… oh! Are you a Far Speaker? Miniaturised far speaking technology, look at the clarity of the screen, that's a mirror quality image.

[The communicator is grabbed and starts being turned around in his hands. His clothing seems to have once been very fine, but is now torn and dirty. His pale skin is marked with small abrasions and the dirt of living rough.

He's also still chattering away quite happily to himself.]

I wonder what sort of broadcasting signal this is using, wireless magics don't get this small, usually, but if it were pre-Witch-

[He goes stiff with shock.]

Merciful light, the Witch! DG! Where am I, I need to get back, I have to- I have to-

[He blinks and his face relaxes, all the sharp panic gone.]

Ooh! Far Speaking technology! It's so small, how did they manage to get it that small?

Comments

[reconstitution]

[ Boy, he sure can carry on a conversation with himself, can't he? Winter almost doesn't respond to this particular broadcast- I mean what does he even say? But he tries.

A person repeating themselves is cause for concern, right?? ]

Go back to the Witch. Is she dangerous?

[amicably_absent]

[He's very used to having conversations with himself.

And then he's reminded of the witch and the panic comes back.]

Witch?! Oh no, the Witch, we have to stop her! Before she locks the eclipse, we need to stop the Anti Sun Seeder, DG needs to- to-

[He glances around himself and then back tot he screen, the same strange behaviour as before.]

Hi. Do I know you?

[reconstitution]

No, you don't. My name is Winter.

You're not at home- whatever you were doing before has been put on hold.

[ Hopefully that will clear up a thing or two. ]

[amicably_absent]

Oh, nice to meet'cha, Winter. I'm Glitch. They call me that because sometimes my synapses don't fire right.

... isn't it funny? I remember what synapses are, but not when I last ate.

[From his behaviour, he seems to have completely forgotten his earlier panic.]

[reconstitution]

Maybe you should eat something, then. There should be a kitchen close by.

[ Glitch is... odd. But he can't really fault him- waking up some place unfamiliar when you were in the middle of something is disorienting. ]

[amicably_absent]

Do you think? I suppose so. I mean, the fact I don't remember eating doesn't mean I haven't. I don't remember lots of things.

[reconstitution]

That's okay...I don't remember a lot of things, either.

[amicably_absent]

Did they take your brain away as well? Do you know why they took it?

[reconstitution]

I still have my brain.. they took my memories. They didn't want me remembering who I was.

[amicably_absent]

Oh, that's rough. They too most of my brain, and the memories just went with it. Just went with it.

[He doesn't seem to notice the small repetition.]

Do you know who you were now? I think someone told me my name, but I don't remember it right now.

[reconstitution]

They took part of your brain? Why would they do something like that?

[ What the fuck kind of world did Glitch come from? ]

I know what my name was-- is, I guess. I don't use it, though. I don't really fit it.

[amicably_absent]

... I don't remember why.

I mean, obviously I knew something... it was mentioned...

[He's trying to remember, but trying to remember tends to have only two results for him. Nothing or-]

Hi! I'm Glitch! Have we met?

[reconstitution]

[ Boy, being on the opposite side of something like this is complete shit. Whoever did it should be glad he can't personally beat them into the ground. No one should have the power over someone else's mind.

Winter frowns, shaking his head slightly. ]

Before this, no. I'm Winter.

[amicably_absent]

Oh, good, I haven't forgotten you. Hello, Winter. Yes! You said you had your memories taken too!

[reconstitution]

That's right.

[amicably_absent]

[Congratulations, he just might remember you from now on. With a bit of prompting.]

I met another headcase once. She didn't know what she'd done, either.